Rants and Rambles – Paula Norah

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Mar 5, 2026Paula Norah2 CommentsRants and Ramblesfaith, healing, life, resilience

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Big Girls Don’t Cry: The part of the story we rarely tell… Last year I made a vulnerable post here about me resigning. That article was shared on multiple platforms, and it even circulated among my…

Never Have I Ever…

Oct 14, 2025Paula NorahRants and Rambleskenya, nairobi, never have i ever

We all write our stories differently. Mine just has a few blank pages labeled ‘Nope, not interested. Me We all have those ‘Never have I ever…’ moments the kind that would either make people laugh, gasp, or wonder if we’ve actually lived under a rock. I’ve never really played the game (because… crowds), but I…

Navigating Life in the 30s: A New Blog Series

Sep 4, 2025Paula Norah1 CommentRants and Rambles, Treading The Thirties30s, life

I begin to speak only when I'm certain what I'll say isn't better left unsaid Cato They say your 20s are for discovery, but your 30s? That’s where life really begins to test what you’ve learned. It’s a season where career paths twist, friendships evolve, families grow or shift, bodies and minds change, and priorities…

I Was Supposed to Buy a Phone

Jun 16, 2025Paula Norah2 CommentsRants and Ramblescar owner, humour, i still need a phone, nairobi, writing

I am the most calculating person I know when it comes to big decisions. Especially decisions that involve money. I took a year before I bought myself the laptop I currently have. I did such extensive research that by the time I had settled on one, my mind was 100% made up. I was linked…

How Do You Sleep At Night?

Jun 9, 2025Paula Norah3 CommentsRantinjustice, kenya, revolution

Do you know how bad a person you have to be for people to express their revenge fantasies on you? Do you know how much humanity gets stripped from someone for them to reach that point?

When It Was Time, I Left

May 12, 2025Paula Norah14 CommentsRant, Rants and Ramblesi quit my job, kenya, mental health, nairobi, work life

Healing is the return of the memory of wholeness Deepak Chopra I am a millennial, so you know we are not exactly as aggressive as the Gen Zs when it comes to speaking our minds. We tend to be more reserved, more calculating, more cautious. I actually admire the nature of the Gen Zs, so…

The bell rang at 11:10

Apr 14, 2025Paula Norah4 CommentsRant, Rants and Ramblesboarding schools, education system, kenya, school system sucks, trauma

The past can tick away inside us for decades like a silent time bomb, until it sets off a cellular message that lets us know the body does not forget the past. Donna Jackson Nakazawa Every day, for four years in high school, the bell would ring at exactly 11:10am. This was when we would…

Sabaki 12 – A Walk Down Campus Lane

Oct 9, 2024Paula Norah2 CommentsRants and Rambles2024, campus life, kenya, memories

Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others. Okakura Kakuzo Everyone has that point in their life when they can say, “this is where it all started”. For me, that was the day I stepped into Sabaki 12. Do you remember…

The Church and State: A never ending debate

Jul 1, 2024Paula NorahRants and RamblesChurch, kenya, State

We, or I, hold the church in such a high esteem, that I do not expect blurred lines when it comes to a church versus state debate. I expect to see a clear distinction, with the church diligently executing its mandate.

The Day Kenya died…

Jun 26, 2024Paula NorahRantfinance bill 2024, Gen Z, kenya

Kenya died at Criminals,
Kenya died at Dangerous,
Kenya died at Treason,
Kenya died at AMEN.